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Emily LeikerSyracuse.com (Syracuse, NY)
E-mail: eleiker@syracuse.com
Twitter: @emleiker
About: Emily Leiker is a sports reporter covering Syracuse athletics. Though her primary beat is football, she's also covered men's lacrosse and provided additional reporting on other beats. Prior to joining Syracuse.com, Emily spent time at USA Today, the News & Obeserver (Raleigh) and Columbia Missourian. She's covered three Division I football seasons, including ones that featured coach firings and departures, NCAA sanctions and AP Top 25 rankings. Between 2020 and 2022, Emily received three awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors and one from the Association of Women in Sports Media. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 2022 and is originally from Lynnwood, Washington.


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Oct 13, 2024Week 8 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Texas (56)
6-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters
1544
Points
2Oregon (6)
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Pete Yanity
1493
Points
3Ohio State
5-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 22 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Derek Redd
1357
Points
4Penn State
6-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1380
Points
5Georgia
5-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
1300
Points
6Miami (FL)
6-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1232
Points

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7Texas A&M
5-1Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
744
Points
8LSU
5-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Kate Rogerson
Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou
994
Points
9Clemson
5-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Chris Murray
980
Points
10BYU
6-0Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Bob Asmussen
889
Points
11Iowa State
6-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 18 - Eric Hansen
982
Points
12Notre Dame
5-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
914
Points

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13Alabama
5-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Aaron McMann
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1127
Points
14Tennessee
5-1Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
959
Points
15Missouri
5-1Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
409
Points
16Ole Miss
5-2Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
511
Points
17Indiana
6-0Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 23 - Aaron McMann
580
Points

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18Vanderbilt
4-2Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
68
Points
19Boise State
5-1Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 22 - Henry Greenstein
597
Points
20Pittsburgh
6-0Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Chip Towers
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
397
Points
21Kansas State
5-1Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
567
Points
22SMU
5-1Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
260
Points

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23Oklahoma
4-2Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
36
Points
24Illinois
5-1Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
249
Points
25Army
6-0Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
137
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Michigan25-Navy